The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-23

Ruuaors are again current that the Toledo,
Peoria & Western road is soon to pass into the
hands of the A, T. s. s. F. company.
The Pennsylvania Company is turning out
gondoa cars, at its shops in Altoona, at the
rate of fly per day. These cars have three sets
of trucks under them, and in height almost equal
box of the old style.
Forty three out of forty-six of the roads in the
Central Traffic Association voted in favor of ad-
vancing east-bound rates 10 per cent. Notice
was given yesterday of the advance, and that it
would take effect on Jan. z
Now that the general managers have taken
interest in the movement to make cents per
mile the rate on all mileage tickets. and ma
jority favor 50 doing it is likely that such rate
will be adopted in the near future.
At the meeting of general managers in Chica-
go on w eduesday the proposition TO advance
interior well as those to the seaboard
was promptly voted down. it being thought in
advisable to do any thing In that direction.
The entire locomotive department. of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company is now engaged
in building engines Of the class RI They
weigh 136. 600 pounds empty, and have the larg
est boiler heating surface of any engine
built.
The Chicago 6 Northwestern has placed
orders for 1000 freight The Terre
Haute car-works get 1000 of the cars TO build;
the Pullman Car Company. 600: Wells &
French 500, and the Peuinsular car works the
remainder.
The Chicago Times says there is a marked
contrast between the proceedings at the meet
ings of Eastern and Western lines. The latter
they get together proceed to cut down
rates; the former do exactly the reverse, and
authorize advances
The Decline management this week closed a
contract with the Barney q Smith car-works,
Dayton, o.. for twelve passenger coaches. to be
frst-clasS In all their appointments, and 1t Is
understood tn the Pullman company will also
be given a contract to build some coaches for
this road.
c. r. Cummings. president of the Lake Erie
& Western. spent the greater part of yester
day in the city in conference. with General Man
aeer Bradbury. After looking the field over he
comedies with the general manager as to needed
Improvements at this point IN the way of more
yard and shop facilities, and without
doubt something will be done III the matter in
the early spring.
Judge Gresham has announced mis- decision in
the matter of paying certain Wa bash coupons.
He has directed Receiver McNulta TO pay
coupon each of the Chicago division of the Wa
bash aud the Han nibal & Naples road. in con-
nection with the payment of coupons on other
divisions of the Wabash JAM l. Harry Craw-
fords application to postpone the payment of
the coupons therefore denied
NJ H. Smith, vice president of the Louisville
& Nashville road, it Is understood, has declined
the position of first vice president of the Balti-
more & Ohio road, which offered him $25 900
year. On the Louisville q Nashville road he
got S2l, goo per annum. and on his receiving the
offer from the Baltimore & Ohio it is stated his
salary the Louisville & Nashville was ad-
vanced that figure. Aside from mis- salary
Mr. Smith is very wealthy.
Some persons have associated the name of A.
j. Smith. formerly general passenger agent of
the Bse-line. now general passenger agent of the
Lake Shore. with the Investigation of the pas
senger department. OF the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie road. This mistake results from a similar
ity in names. that of the general passenger agent
of the T. q L. road being A. D. Smith. Then
the fact that John Newell is president of both
roads has tended to increase the confusion.
a movement is On foot looking to return
ing to the original plan and building the viaduct
over the Union tracks Meridian street rather
than on the first allav east running north and
south. II IS stated that the less cost of paving
for the construction of the viaduct and the fact
that the Union Railway Company owns large
per cent. of the street frontage the south of
the Union tracks would more than offset the
DAMAGES claimed by parties owning the ground
on the alley. where it has last been proposed to
build the viaduct South of the Union tracks
n large number of property holders have recent
" expressed n wish that the viaduct should De
built on Meridian street
A quarrel between the Adams Express Com
pany and the United States Express Company
with its allies, the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Erie express companies. has been in augurated
and is increasing IN bitterness daily. At Indi-
annapolis and all other points touched by the
two companies. they have ceased to transfer
business one to another. The Adams express
people say that the United States Express Com
pany pays attention to any agreement il
makes and is cutting rates to all points that the
Two companies reach. Considerable interest is